(Oak Brook, IL) – December 17, 2020 – Building upon two successful cycles of its Children’s Mental Health Initiatives (CMHI 1.0 and CMHI 2.0), the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) announces a new round of nearly $4.25 million dollars to five organizations throughout the state of Illinois to improve children’s mental health. The Foundation’s latest grantmaking, CMHI 3.0, comes as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact communities throughout Illinois. Implementing children’s mental health systems of care can provide an effective framework to assist communities in responding to the mental health issues associated with and exacerbated by the pandemic.